The Latest Breaking News from Romania

Woman charged over alleged role in card-skimming racket

A woman who is allegedly part of a Romanian card skimming gang will face court in Sydney after being charged with 133 offences.

AAP · Dec 21, 2023

Andrew Tate Net Worth 2024: From Trillionaire Claims To Legal Troubles

Andrew Tate is a controversial figure who has built a fortune from various sources, including kickboxing, social media, online courses, casinos, and webcam services.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

1 dead, 3 injured after boarding school partially collapses in central Romania

Authorities say a boarding school building partially collapsed in central Romania on Monday, leaving one person dead and three injured

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2023

Inside Atman, the international yoga sex ring busted by French police

French police last week arrested more than 40 key members of the Atman Yoga Federation, a network of yoga schools present in some 30 countries. It claims to offer followers a path to higher consciousness through tantric practices – but former members told RFI they were psychologically manipulated and pressured…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 10, 2023

Romanian guru suspected of running international sex sect handed preliminary charges with 14 others

A 71-year-old Romanian yoga guru and 14 others have been handed preliminary charges by a Paris magistrate on a raft of counts linked to an international ring that for years allegedly subjected followers seeking enlightenment to sexual exploitation

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023

Euro 2024 draw LIVE: England draw Denmark, while Scotland face Germany

Follow the Euro 2024 draw live, as we learn the group stage fixtures for the tournament next summer in Germany

FourFourTwo · Dec 2, 2023

In Romania, tens of thousands attend a military parade to mark Great Union Day

Tens of thousands of people in Romania’s capital have watched a military parade that included troops from NATO allies to mark the country’s national day

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

French Court Refuses Extradition Of Romanian Royal Descendant

The Paris appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Romania for the extradition of a descendant of the country's last kings, which had described an influence-peddling conviction against him as "political" persecution.

International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023

France Arrests Guru, 40 Others In Raids On Yoga Sect

French authorities on Tuesday arrested 41 people in raids against a controversial yoga sect, including its leader, the guru Gregorian Bivolaru, a source close to the case told AFP. The sect is accused of numerous abuses under Bivolaru, who has been repeatedly in the crosshairs of judicial authorities in Romania,…

International Business Times · Nov 28, 2023

Lorry driver transporting illegal immigrants for London people smuggling gang jailed

Vasile Balcovei dropped smuggled Romanians at an Essex petrol station

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023